Dell's Guidance Beats Expectations on Both Fronts, Full-Year AI-Optimized Server Orders Exceed $64 Billion

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-24T21:50:27+00:00

Dell Technologies reported fiscal 2026 earnings with fourth quarter revenue reaching $334 billion, up 39% year-over-year, and AI-optimized server revenue surging 342%. The company projects fiscal 2027 revenue between $138 billion and $142 billion, with AI server revenue expected to grow 103%. Stock price rose more than 10% following the earnings report.

K-LinePoet

2026-03-24 21:50:27

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On February 26 after the U.S. stock market closed, Dell Technologies (DELL.US) announced its Q4 and full-year financial results for fiscal year 2026. The data shows that the company’s revenue for Q4 of FY2026 reached a new record of $33.4 billion, up 39% year-over-year, surpassing analysts’ expectations of $31.7 billion. Among these, AI-optimized server quarterly revenue hit $9 billion, a 342% increase; diluted earnings per share for the quarter reached a new high of $3.37, up 57% year-over-year; operating cash flow for the quarter was $4.7 billion, also a record.

In terms of guidance, the company expects full-year revenue for FY2027 to be between $138 billion and $142 billion, with a midpoint of $140 billion, representing a 23% increase year-over-year, above analysts’ forecast of $126.3 billion. Among these, full-year AI-optimized server revenue is expected to be approximately $50 billion, a 103% increase.

Dell Technologies Vice Chairman and COO Jeff Clarke stated, “We signed over $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for the full year, with shipments exceeding $25 billion, and entered FY2027 with a record backlog of $43 billion. This fully demonstrates our engineering and technological leadership and the market-winning differentiation of our AI solutions.”

The company’s AI server sales outlook exceeds market expectations, indicating that demand for equipment supporting AI data center construction remains strong. After the earnings release, the stock price surged over 12% in after-hours trading, and as of the time of writing, it has increased over 10%.

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